Jacob Tyler Roberts

There have been shootings at shopping malls over the years in Baltimore and across the country. But incidents like the one Saturday in Columbia — inside the mall and near large crowds — are relatively rare.

Jan. 25, 2014: A gunman and two employees of a Zumiez store are killed inside the Mall in Columbia.

Dec. 15, 2013: A lawyer is gunned down during a carjacking in the parking lot of the Mall at Short Hills in Paramus, N.J.

Dec. 11, 2012: Wearing tactical clothing and a hockey mask, Jacob Tyler Roberts, 22, killed himself and two other people at the Clackamas Town Center outside Portland, Ore.

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There have been shootings at shopping malls over the years in Baltimore and across the country. But incidents like the one Saturday in Columbia — inside the mall and near large crowds — are relatively rare.
Jan. 25, 2014: A gunman and two employees of...